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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Caroline's favorite author?

2. What kind of life did Caroline's parents try to prepare her for?

3. Why does David know so much about heart conditions?

4. How long had David's sister been dead when he met Norah?

5. What does David like to look for at the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Norah get a job, and how does David react to this?

2. What does David think about while looking at a geode?

3. Why has David been unable to be intimate with Norah?

4. What interrupts the party Norah planned?

5. What does Norah say she hates about David?

6. What does Norah do to calm her nerves while Paul is in school?

7. What is David trying to do with his photos of Norah on the beach?

8. What happens unexpectedly when Norah gives birth?

9. Why doesn't David like Mark?

10. What can Norah hear from her front lawn after taking down the wasps nest, and what does this tell her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Education and the importance of training is a constant theme in this book. Where does this theme appear, and which characters are most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

Al is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

Comic relief was a literary tool used well by Kim Edwards in this book. What are some of the key examples of this, and how did these scenes affect the plot of the book?

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